Australian Politics

Labor attacks Coalition’s ‘yes men’ stacking of public service

Leith van Onselen
Tuesday 17 July 2018
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By Leith van Onselen

On Friday it was revealed that the Turnbull Government had appointed former Coalition insiders into key economic roles within the Australian public service, namely:

  • appointment of former chief of staff to both Treasurers Peter Costello and Scott Morrison, Philip Gaetjens, to the secretary of the Australian Treasury;
  • appointment of former chief of staff to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and cabinet secretary in the Turnbull government, Simon Atkinson, to the Head of Fiscal Group in the Australian Treasury; and
  • appointment of former Liberal Party staffer, Michael Brennan, to head the Productivity Commission.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.